Bold indicates price change from previous month (it may have
changed more than once during the month). All prices are in US$
and quoted per tonne unless indicated. It is not possible to
publish prices for all industrial minerals and grades in the
space available, these pages comprise a selection of frequently
traded minerals. For a wider range and more detail on mineral
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Price effective 27th March 2018
Alumina
Alumina, calcined,
unground 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, bulk, ex-works US/Europe, long-term
contract, $/tonne $730-780
Alumina, calcined,
ground 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, bulk, ex-works US/Europe, long-term
contract, $/tonne $830-930
Alumina, calcined, ground and unground, min. 99.5% Al2O3,
medium-soda min. 0.25% soda, bulk, ex-works US/Europe,
long-term contract, $/tonne $830-930
Alumina, fused
Brown 95% min.
Al2O 3, FEPA F8-220 Grit, FOB China $870-920
Brown 95% min.
Al2O 3, refractory sized (0-6mm), FOB China
$800-820
White, 25kg bags,
CIF Europe €780-900
Hydrated Alumina (ATH)
Hydrated alumina
(ATH) Damp (57-60% Al2O3, 5-8% moisture) Bulk FOB refinery
$280-300
Andalusite
Andalusite, min.
57% Al2O3, FOB South Africa, €/tonne €260-320
Andalusite, min.
57% Al2O3, CIF Europe, €/tonne €390-430
Antimony Trioxide
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, 20 tonne lots FOB China $7500-7600
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, 5 tonne lots, CIF Antwerp/Rotterdam $7600-7700
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, CIF East Coast USA $7650-7750
Baddeleyite
Contract price,
Refractory/abrasive grade, CIF main European port
$2500-3100
Contract price, Ceramic grade (98% ZrO2 + HfO2), CIF main
European port $3000-3300
Contract price, Ceramic pigment grade, CIF main European
port $3200-3500
Barytes
Unground lump, API, bulk, SG 4.2
FOB Chennai
$90-100
FOB Morocco
$70-88
FOB China
$80-90
Ground
OCMA/API, big bags
(1.5t), FOB S.Turkey $110-120
Bauxite
Refractory-grade
bauxite 85%/2.0/3.15-3.2 (0-6mm) FOB Xingang $450-460
Refractory-grade
bauxite 86%/2.0/3.15-3.2 (0-6mm) FOB Xingang $470-480
Refractory-grade
bauxite 87%/2.0/3.15-3.2 (0-6mm) FOB Xingang $490-500
Refractory-grade
bauxite 88%/2.0/3.15-3.2 (0-6mm) FOB Xingang $500-520
Bentonite
Bentonite, rail
hopper cars, crude, bulk (all grades), ex-works Wyoming, USA,
$/s.ton: $65-75
Borates/Boron minerals
Boric Acid, FOB
Chile $620-900
Colemanite, 40%
B2O3, FOB Buenos Aires $690-730
Decathydrate
Borax, FOB Buenos Aires $940-975
Ulexite, 40% B2O3,
FOB Buenos Aires $690-750
Ulexite, 40% B2O3,
FOB Lima $620-650
Ulexite, granular
40% B2O3, FOB Chile $720-820
Borax, PP bags
(25kg & 50kg), Boric acid, gran, tech, FOB Latin
America $620-1000
Borax, PP bags
(25kg & 50kg), Decahydrate borax, gran, tech, FOB Latin
America $910-1050
Boric acid, FOB
Buenos Aires $620-1000
Colemanite, 40-42%
B2O3, ground, bagged, FOB Argentina $630-690
Ulexite 46-48%
B2O3, FOB Lima $675-720
Celestite
Turkish, 96%,
SrSO4, FOB Iskenderun $90-100
Chromite
Foundry, 45.8% min
Cr2O3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa $470-490
Chemical grade,
46% Cr2O 3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$285-340
Foundry grade, 46%
Cr2O 3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa $480-500
Refractory grade,
46% Cr2O 3 wet bulk, FOB South Africa $470-500
Diatomite
US, calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $635-670
US, flux-calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $640-880
Feldspar
Turkish, Na feldspar, Crude,
-10mm size bulk, FOB Gulluk $22-23
Turkish, Na feldspar, Glass grade, -500 microns, bagged, FOB
Gulluk $70
(-38 micron, FCL’s bagged,>90 brightness)
FOB Durban, South Africa $168-176
(-20 micron, FCL’s, bagged, >92 brightness)
FOB Durban, South Africa $199-210
(Na), ceramic grade, 170-200 mesh, bagged, ex-works USA,
$/s.ton $150-180
Na feldspar, floated -150 microns, bagged, FOB Gulluk,
Turkey $53-55
Na feldspar, floated -500 microns, bulk, FOB Gulluk, Turkey
$38-40
Fluorspar
Acidspar filtercake,
97% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, <5ppm, FOB, Tampico, Mexico
$280-310
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, FOB, Tampico, Mexico $260-280
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, CIF, Rotterdam, Holland
$370-390
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, FOB, China $480-520
97% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, FOB, Durban, South Africa
$350-400
97% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, CIF, US Gulf Port, USA
$260-270
Metallurgical
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, FOB, Tampico, Mexico $230-250
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, CIF, China to Holland $240-280
Metspar, min 80% CaF2, Bulk, FOB, China $310-330
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, FOB, China $350-370
Metspar, min 90% CaF2, FOB, China $390-410
Graphite
Amorphous, 80-85% C, -200 Mesh, FCL, CIF, China to Europe
$400-430
Crystalline
Flake, 85-87% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe:
$400-450
Flake, 90% C, -100 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe $500-550
Flake, 90% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, CIF, Europe: $550-620
Flake, 90% C, +80 Mesh, CIF, Europe: $600-650
Flake, 94-97% C, -100 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe : $790-940
Flake, 94-97% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe:
$950-1100
Flake, 94-97% C, +80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe: $1000-1300
Ilmenite
Ilmenite concentrate, 47-49% TiO2, CIF China,
$/tonne $185-200
Iodine
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, spot, $/kg
$24-25
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, contract, $/kg
$23-24
Iron Oxide Pigment
Brown type 868, bagged, FOB China $1015-1080
Red type 130 90% Fe2O3, bagged, FOB
China $1435-1640
Kaolin
No 1 paper coating grade, Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton
$147-203
No 2 paper coating grade, Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton
$126-198
Kyanite
Ex-works USA, 55-60% Al2O3, raw
kyanite, s.ton $225-320
55-60% Al2O3, 22 ton lots, calcined
$375-440
Leucoxene
min. 91% TiO2, max. 1% ZrO2, bagged,
FOB West Australia $700-800
Lithium
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, del continental US, $/kg
$15.50-19
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, packed in bags, CIF
Asia, $/kg $16-20
Lithium hydroxide, 56.5-57.5% LiOH, large contracts, packed
in drums or bags,
del Europe or USA, $/kg $17-20
Spodumene min 7-7.5% Li2O, CIF China $950-1000
Spodumene min 5-6% Li2O, CIF China $870-950
Magnesia
Calcined, 90-92% MgO, lump, FOB China
$180-220
European calcined, agricultural grade, CIF Europe
€250-350
Dead-burned,
Lump, FOB China
90% MgO $220-280
92% MgO $280-300
94-95% MgO $680-700
97.5% MgO $1100-1400
Fused,
Lump, FOB China
96% MgO $900-1000
97% MgO, Ca:Si 1:1 $1100-1200
97% MgO, Ca:Si 2:1 $1250-1400
98% MgO $2000-2200
Magnesite
Greek, raw, max 3.5% SiO2,
FOB East Mediterranean €65-80
Mica
Indian mine scrap green
(Andhra Pradesh) for mica paper,
FOB Madras $350-450
Indian wet-ground, CIF Europe $550-850
(325 mesh, FCL’s, bagged) FOB Durban
$400-475
(60 mesh, FCL’s, bagged) FOB Durban
$450-575
Micronised, FOB plant, USA $700-950
Wet-ground, FOB plant, USA $700-1250
Flake, FOB plant, USA $350-500
Olivine
Olivine, refractory grade, bulk, US ex-plant/mine
$80-150
Refractory clays/Mullite
Clay, Mulcoa 47% (sized in bulk bags), for coarse sizing,
FOB USA, s.ton $195-200
Rutile
Australian concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, bagged,
FOB $950-1200
China concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, bulk, CIF
$850-950
Australian concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, large vol.
for pigment, FOB $800-900
Silica sand
Minus 20 micron, FCL, bagged >92 brightness, FOB Durban
$300-375
Glass sand, container, ex-works USA $30-35
Silicon carbide
FEPA 8-220 Black about 99% SIC Acid wash DDP Europe
€1310-1500
FEPA 8-220 Black about 99% SIC Water wash DDP Europe
€1250-1400
Green over 99.5% SiC, FEPA 8-220 DDP Europe
€1860-2000
Refractory grade min 95% SiC DDP Europe €1015-1100
Refractory grade min 98% SiC DDP Europe €1050-1250
Soda ash
Chinese synthetic soda ash, dense & light, CIF Far East
$260-290
Chinese synthetic soda ash, dense & light, FOB China
$250-265
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense & light, Domestic
ex-works India $255-265
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense & light, Export C&F
India $250-260
European synthetic, dense & light, Large
Contracts ex-works €190-210
Sulphur
Canadian solid, spot, FOB Vancouver $140-155
FOB Middle East $119-135
TiO2 pigment
Bulk volume, per tonne CFR Asia $2700-3100
CIF Northern Europe €2800-3200
CIF USA $2900-3400
CIF Latin America, per lb $1.3-1.5
Vermiculite
South African, bulk, FOB Antwerp $320-600
Brazilian, big bags, FOB Antwerp $230-577
Brazilian, big bags, FOB East Coast Port $250-550
Wollastonite
US ex-works, s.ton Acicular minus
200 mesh $210-240
325 mesh $220-250
Acicular (15:-1-20:1 aspect ratio) $440-445
Chinese, FOB, tonne Acicular minus
200 mesh $80-100
325 mesh $90-105
Zircon
CIF China, min 65.5% ZrO2 bulk shipments
Premium $1350-1550
Standard $1310-1500
FOB Australia, min 65.5% ZrO2, bulk shipments
Premium $1300-1500
Micronised zircon
99.5% <4µ, average particle size <0.95µ,
C&F Asia, $1500-1750
Fused zirconia
Monoclinic, refractory/abrasive, contract, CIF main European
port $6150-7150
Monoclinic, Ceramic pigment grade, Contract price, CIF main
European port $3650-4650
Monoclinic, Structural ceramic/ electronic grade, Contract
price, CIF main European port $5000-6000
Monoclinic, Technical ceramic, grade, Contract price, CIF
main European port $15150-19150
Stabilised, Refractory grade, Contract price, CIF main
European port $7000-8000
Stabilised, Technical ceramic grade, Contract price, CIF
main European port $4850-9650
Zircon Opacifiers
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns, average 1-2 microns,
bagged, CFR Asia $1500-2000
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns, average 1-2 microns,
bagged, ex-works Europe $1500-1950
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